Cooking doesn’t have to be about slaving over a hot stove for hours.

The United Kingdom is Europe’s largest consumers of ready meals and no wonder, we’re all leading increasingly hectic lives and it can be difficult to muster up the energy after a long day in the office to prepare a healthy, balanced evening meal for you and/or your family.

However there are ways you can create tasty nutritious dinners without the need to slave over a hot stove for hours on end or constantly resorting to the dreaded ready meals. Try our 5 healthy dinners and rediscover how simple and enjoyable cooking can be, and enjoy a fantastic meal.

1. Chicken fajitas with roasted vegetables

Ingredients

2 chicken or turkey breasts – or houmous for veggie option

A mix of any of these vegetables: one pepper, onion, courgette, aubergine or sweet potato, half a butternut squash or 150g mushrooms